From shadows to the stars

Come into this life So far away From our weak and crumbling lives Come into this night Where days are'nt dark Lost and betray Of what's in your past Come into this night Your plight is alone Carry your weight You are flawed as all of us Come into this life Your only home It's never too late To repent, suffer the loss Come into this life Where you're able To redo your deeds And atone with your lonely soul Once you're into this life Where minds are stable Bury all your sorrows Forget all your needs Lose the grip of all control Come into this life Where your mind is free The chains that hold you down, forever shed Come into this life And leave behind All pains, extinct here

When you have been in Manipal for a while, you tend to forget that a few things can exist. Though a few of them you can afford to live without, some of them are just too precious to lose. That there is more than just a possibility that an auto driver will refuse to take you to your destination or that he can extort money from you. That all places are not confined to a radius of 8 km. McDonalds and its delicious burgers. For chicken freaks, KFC (just for the heck of it). Traffic jams. Though these are common in almost every town and city, Manipal is a thankful exception. You could ignore the basic road crossing rule, taught in KG classes for all students ("before crossing a road, look to your left and then to your right and then walk across") any number of times and still not be run over even once. Malls and multiplexes. What the hell? A place overflowing with students deserves at least a handful of malls and multiplexes, dont you think? Watching 5 grown men wal